Category Archives: 2023 Summer Reruns

(Reposted from September 10, 2013) Buddhist teachings say that there is no separate self, and I find that difficult to embrace all the time.  I think most Westerners do.  I don’t know that it matters whether it always makes sense … Continue reading →

(Reposted from July 4, 2014–despite that this was 9 years ago, this post speaks poignantly to where we are currently) Today, in the United States, we celebrate the birth of our nation.  The Declaration of Independence, drafted, signed, and ratified … Continue reading →

(Reposted from September 6, 2013) In bullfighting, the place in the ring where a wounded bull retreats from the matador to regain his strength and prepare to return to the fight is known as “querencia”.  The matador fears the time … Continue reading →